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Clinton brushes off 2016 question

Allida Black, who is chairing the Ready for Hillary PAC, told the Center for Public Integrity in a piece posted on Monday that the group is “‘a small group of skilled and dedicated Hillary supporters and Obama supporters’ who are ready to devote their ‘organizational expertise and energy to helping Hillary become president.’”

“Our purpose is simple: we are ready to work for Hillary to be president when she is ready to run,” Black, a George Washington University professor and historian, as well as a longtime Clinton backer, said to the Center for Public Integrity in an email. “When our website launches in a few weeks, we plan to reach out to our grassroots networks and contributors to mobilize them to support her.”

News of the filing comes amid mounting chatter concerning whether Clinton will run for president. On Sunday, she and President Barack Obama appeared together on “60 Minutes” and Clinton dodged a question about her future ambitions.

“I think that, you know, look, obviously the president and I care deeply about what’s going to happen for our country in the future,” Clinton said. “And I don’t think, you know, either he or I can make predictions about what’s going to happen tomorrow or the next year.”